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High · 8.8 Public exploit CVE-2026-25253 EUVD-2026-5280GHSA-g8p2-7wf7-98mq

OpenClaw/Clawdbot has 1-Click RCE via Authentication Token Exfiltration From gatewayUrl

Published Feb 1, 2026 · Updated Feb 3, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

Vendor: OpenClaw Product: OpenClaw Package: clawdbot Ecosystem: npm

Description

OpenClaw (aka clawdbot or Moltbot) before 2026.1.29 obtains a gatewayUrl value from a query string and automatically makes a WebSocket connection without prompting, sending a token value.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
OpenClaw OpenClaw < 2026.1.29 2026.1.29

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 10 repositories

  • ethiack/moltbot-1click-rce ★ 93 · Jan 27, 2026

    Clawdbot/Moltbot/OpenClaw One-click RCE PoC 🦞 (CVE-2026-25253)

  • adibirzu/openclaw-security-monitor ★ 49 · Feb 5, 2026

    Proactive security monitoring for OpenClaw deployments. Detects ClawHavoc, AMOS stealer, CVE-2026-25253, memory poisoning, and supply chain attacks.

  • al4n4n/CVE-2026-25253-research ★ 7 · Feb 8, 2026

    PoC for CVE-2026-25253: one-click RCE in OpenClaw (Moltbot/Clawdbot) via token theft and cross-site WebSocket hijacking

  • EQSTLab/CVE-2026-25253 ★ 2 · Mar 9, 2026

    OpenClaw Authentication Token Exfiltration

  • FrigateCaptain/openclaw_vulnerabilities_and_solutions ★ 2 · Feb 22, 2026

    > OpenClaw security audit and hardened deployment guide — known vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-25253, malicious skills, credential leakage), architectural mitigations, and a step-by-step VPS deployment pl…

  • yym8538/CVE-2026-25253 ★ 1 · Aug 21, 2026
  • siyad01/agentbox ★ 1 · May 10, 2026

    Open-source sandboxed runtime for AI agents — gVisor/Docker isolation, credential vault, immutable audit log. Built after CVE-2026-25253.

  • KajzingerAkos/CVE-2026-25253 ★ 1 · Apr 18, 2026

    CVE-2026-25253: One-Click RCE in OpenClaw via Auth Token Theft

  • cain66666/openclaw-hardening-check ★ 0 · Jul 10, 2026

    Offline, read-only hardening check for a self-hosted OpenClaw install — gateway exposure, auth, CVE-2026-25253. Never prints secrets, makes no network calls.

  • Joseph19820124/openclaw-vuln-report ★ 0 · Feb 6, 2026

    OpenClaw CVE-2026-25253 漏洞分析中文版

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm clawdbot < 2026.1.29 2026.1.29 GHSA-g8p2-7wf7-98mq

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